RUSH

“Met Rush laat Manon Santkin vooral zien hoe weinig middelen nodig zijn om een meeslepende theaterervaring te creëren. Het enige wat je echt nodig hebt is een weergaloze performer. En dat is Santkin.” -Parool

RUSH is a solo performance featuring Manon Santkin, celebrating her 20-year collaboration with choreographer Mette Ingvartsen. This piece honors their partnership and the art of performance by reviving highlights from their past works, offering audiences a fresh experience of familiar material.

In RUSH, Santkin takes audiences through her personal history with Ingvartsen's choreography, transforming her body like a chameleon as she revisits past performances. She explores the monstrous qualities of "Manual Focus," the natural settings of "The Artificial Nature Project," and the sexual politics of "To come" and "7 Pleasures," weaving a rich tapestry of connections and revealing the essence of each piece.

Through storytelling and narration, Santkin creates a personal connection with the audience before stepping onto the stage. Her expressive delivery and physicality bring each character and scenario to life, transporting viewers through memories and experiences. RUSH is more than a performance; it's an immersive journey showcasing the transformative power of art and storytelling.

You might have seen Ingvartsen's work at Theater Rotterdam before. She graced our stage with six different works and was one of the headliners of last year's Feeling Curious? festival with the epic Skatepark. 

BIO 
Mette Ingvartsen, a Danish choreographer and dancer, studied in Amsterdam and Brussels, graduating from the performing arts school P.A.R.T.S. in 2004. She founded her company, Great Investment, in 2003, and her work has been showcased globally. Ingvartsen was an artist-in-residence at Kaaitheater in Brussels (2012-2016) and Volksbühne in Berlin. Known for her hybrid approach, Ingvartsen combines dance and movement with visual arts, technology, language, and theory to expand her choreographic practice.